1. Florida law creates the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board for electrical contractor regulation. (Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/Sections/0489.505.html; verbatim: ““Board,” except “local board,” means the Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board created by this part.”)
2. Florida defines a certified electrical contractor as an electrical contractor with a certificate of competency issued by the department. (Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/Sections/0489.505.html; verbatim: ““Certified electrical contractor” means an electrical contractor who possesses a certificate of competency issued by the department.”)
3. Florida defines electrical contractor work as business in the electrical trade field involving installation, repair, alteration, addition, or design of electrical systems. (Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/Sections/0489.505.html; verbatim: ““Electrical contractor” or “unlimited electrical contractor” means a person who conducts business in the electrical trade field”)
4. Florida defines registered electrical contractor status as registration after meeting the competency requirements of the issuing jurisdiction. (Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/Sections/0489.505.html; verbatim: ““Registered electrical contractor” means an electrical contractor who has registered with the department pursuant to fulfilling the competency requirements”)
5. A Florida registered electrical contractor may contract only in the jurisdiction for which registration is issued. (Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/Sections/0489.505.html; verbatim: “A registered electrical contractor may contract only in the jurisdiction for which his or her registration is issued.”)